Friday, September 28, 2018

Persuasive Speech


Today I will: 
  • Use the online program "membean" to engage in personalized learning through vocabulary study.
  • Determine effective qualities of a persuasive speech and apply them to a speech that I write.
Please Take out
-a highlighter
-a writing utensil

Today's Agenda:
1. Introduce Persuasive speech assignment
2. Watch and analyze a sample speech
3. Generate ideas for your own speech
4. Sign up for topics

Homework:
Enjoy your weekend!

Thursday, September 27, 2018

What do effective speakers do?

Today I will: 
  • Use the online program "membean" to engage in personalized learning through vocabulary study.
  • Complete Rhetorical analysis for President Trump's inaugural address.
  • Complete SOAPSTone for two high school speeches
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Please Take out
-Chromebook 

Today's Agenda:
1. Review SOAPSTone for Trump's Inaugural Address
2. Complete Rhetorical Analysis for Trump's speech
3. Complete SOAPSTone and analysis of speaking abilities for
High School Speaker #1
High School Speaker #2

Homework:
15 minutes on Membean (by tomorrow, you should have completed 60 minutes)

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

President Trump's Inaugural Address

Today I will: 
  • Use the online program "membean" to engage in personalized learning through vocabulary study.
  • Complete SOAPSTone on President Trump's inaugural address.
Please Take out
-Chromebook 

Today's Agenda:
1. Watch and take notes on Trump's Inaugural Address
2.  Complete SOAPSTone & Rhetorical Analysis for Trump's Inaugural Address

Homework:
Finish SOAPSTone in Trump's inaugural address (Google Classroom)
15 minutes on Membean

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Rhetorical Appeals


Today I will: 
  • Use the online program "membean" to engage in personalized learning through vocabulary study.
  • Learn about rhetorical appeals by taking notes and finding rhetorical appeals in President Obama's Farewell address.
Please Take out
-Chromebook - 
log in to membean and get started

Today's Agenda:
1. Membean
2. Review SOAPSTone for Obama's Farewell Address & Michelle Obama's speech 
3. Rhetorical Appeals
4. Rhetorical Appeals in Obama's farewell address

Homework:
Finish Rhetorical Appeals in Obama's farewell address (Google Classroom)

Monday, September 24, 2018

SOAPSTone for two speeches

Today I will: 
  • Use the online program "membean" to engage in personalized learning through vocabulary study.
  • Apply the rhetorical device of SOAPSTone to Obama's Farewell Adress and Michelle Obama's Final Remarks.
Please Take out
-SOAPSTone Notes
-SOAPSTone and transcript for Obama

Today's Agenda:
1. Membean
2. Finish reading Obama's speech and annotate
3. Complete SOAPSTone for Obama's Farewell Address (Google Classroom) and turn in.
4. Read Michelle Obama's speech and complete SOAPSTone (Google Classroom)

Homework:
Read Michelle Obama's speech and complete SOAPSTone (Google Classroom)

Friday, September 21, 2018

SOAPSTone

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Today I will: 
  • Use the online program "membean" to engage in personalized learning through vocabulary study.
  • Apply the rhetorical device of SOAPSTone to Obama's Farewell Adress.
Please Take out
-SOAPSTone Notes
-SOAPSTone for 2 PSA's
-writing utensil

Today's Agenda:
1. Membean
2. Speeches
3. SOAPSTone for Obama's Farewell Address

Homework:
None!

Thursday, September 20, 2018

SOAPSTone and Diction

Today I will: 
  • Use the online program "membean" to engage in personalized learning through vocabulary study.
  • Apply the rhetorical device of SOAPSTone to 2 public service announcements.
Please Take out
-SOAPSTone Notes
-SOAPSTone for 2 PSA's
-writing utensil

Today's Agenda:
1. SOAPSTone Notes
2. SOAPSTone for 2 Public Service Announcements (PSAs)
2018 Superbowl PSA
Don't Text and Drive PSA
3.Diction notes & activity
4. Membeam

Homework:
None!

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

SOAPSTone

Today I will: 
  • Use the online program "membean" to engage in personalized learning through vocabulary study.
  • Take notes on SOAPSTone and apply to 2 public service announcements.
Please Take out
-paper
-writing utensil

Today's Agenda:
1. SOAPSTone Notes
2. SOAPSTone for 2 Public Service Announcements (PSAs)
2018 Superbowl PSA
Don't Text and Drive PSA

Homework:
None!

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Essay Peer Editing

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Today I will: 
  • Use the online program "membean" to engage in personalized learning through vocabulary study.
  • Peer edit my conformity essay
Please Take out
-A Chromebook, log into membean

Today's Agenda:
1. Membean Vocabulary Practice 
2. Essay Peer Editing 
3. Work on essay revisions

Homework:
Final draft of essay due by 11:59 pm tonight to Turnitin.com and Google Classroom

Monday, September 17, 2018

Essay Wrap-up

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Today I will: 
  • Take an online vocabulary quiz through "membean".
  • Use the online program "membean" to engage in personalized learning through vocabulary study.
  • Work on writing my conformity essay
Please Take out
-A chromebook, log into membean

Today's Agenda:
1. Essay Writing Time - Rough Draft due 
    in one hour
2. Make sure you are signed up for turnitin.com (if not, click "class codes" on the right side of this page for the access code for our class)
3. Membean Vocabulary Practice & Quiz Re-takes

Homework:
Revise rough draft

Friday, September 14, 2018

Conformity Essay

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Today I will: 
  • Take an online vocabulary quiz through "membean".
  • Work on writing my conformity essay
Please Take out
-A chromebook, wait to log into membean

Today's Agenda:
1. Membean Vocabulary Quiz
2. Essay Writing Time

Homework:
Work on your essay

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Essay Writing

Today I will: 
  • Use the online program "membean" to engage in personalized learning through vocabulary study.
  • Find two pieces of evidence of a character who has chosen to conform or not to conform in "The Crucible" and write the evidence in the form of evidence sentences on an evidence collector.
Please Take out
-A chromebook, log into membean
-Individualism is an Illusion
-Evidence Collector
-Essay Prompt

Today's Agenda:
1. Membean 
2. Essay Instruction (check google Classroom)
    -Decide on your claim
    -Decide which evidence will be most useful to you
3. Essay Writing Time

Homework:
Work on your essay

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Individualism is an Illusion

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Today I will: 
  • Use the online program "membean" to engage in personalized learning through vocabulary study.
  • Find two pieces of evidence of a character who has chosen to conform or not to conform in "The Crucible" and write the evidence in the form of evidence sentences on an evidence collector.
Please Take out
-A chromebook, log into membean
-HW: Individualism is an Illusion

Today's Agenda:
1. Membean 
2. Add two pieces of evidence to evidence collector from Individualism is an Illusion
3. Introduce essay prompt

Homework:
None

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Surveying a Text


*Individualism
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Today I will: 
  • Use the online program "membean" to engage in personalized learning through vocabulary study.
  • Find two pieces of evidence of a character who has chosen to conform or not to conform in "The Crucible" and write the evidence in the form of evidence sentences on an evidence collector.
  • Survey a text with a focus on the title, length, structure, bibliographic information, proper nouns, beginning and ending paragraphs, in order to make predictions about the text.
Please Take out
-A chromebook, log into membean


Today's Agenda:
1. Membean
2. Survey the TextIndividualism is an Illusion
3. Read and highlight the article

Homework:
Finish highlighting Individualism is an illusion

Monday, September 10, 2018

Wrapping up "The Crucible"

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Today I will: 
  • Use the online program "membean" to engage in personalized learning through vocabulary study.
  • Find two pieces of evidence of a character who has chosen to conform or not to conform in "The Crucible" and write the evidence in the form of evidence sentences on an evidence collector.
  • Watch acts 3 and 4 in "The Crucible"
Please Take out
-A chromebook, log into membean
-Evidence Collector

Today's Agenda:
1. Membean
2. Continue watching Acts 3 & 4
3. Work on Evidence Collector

Homework:
Finish the one more example on your evidence collector from Act 4.

Friday, September 7, 2018

The Ending of Crucible

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Today I will: 
  • Register and begin using "membean" to practice personalized learning through vocabulary study.
  • Read Act 4, readers-theater style.
  • Find two pieces of evidence of a character who has chosen to conform or not to conform in "The Crucible" and write the evidence in the form of evidence sentences on an evidence collector.
Please Take out
-A chromebook, log into membean

Today's Agenda:
1. Membean
2. Work on Evidence Collector
3. Begin watching Acts 3 & 4

Homework:
Enjoy your weekend

Thursday, September 6, 2018

The Crucible, Act IV

Today I will: 
  • Register and begin using "membean" to practice personalized learning through vocabulary study.
  • Read Act 4, readers-theater style.
  • Find two pieces of evidence of a character who has chosen to conform or not to conform in "The Crucible" and write the evidence in the form of evidence sentences on an evidence collector.
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Please Take out
-A chromebook, log into membean

Today's Agenda:
1. Membean
2. Turn in Evidence collector
3. Read Act 4 
4. Work on Evidence Collector

Homework:
Continue to work on Evidence Collector

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Watching Act 3

Today I will: 
  • Register and begin using "membean" to practice personalized learning through vocabulary study.
  • Read Act 3, readers-theater style.
  • Find two pieces of evidence of a character who has chosen to conform or not to conform in "The Crucible" and write the evidence in the form of evidence sentences on an evidence collector.
Please Take out
-A chromebook, log into membean

Today's Agenda:
1. Membean
2. Work on Evidence Collector
3. Watch Act 3 

Homework:
Finish up evidence collector for Acts 1-3.

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

I see a bird!

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Today I will: 
  • Register and begin using "membean" to practice personalized learning through vocabulary study.
  • Read Act 3, readers-theater style.
  • Find two pieces of evidence of a character who has chosen to conform or not to conform in "The Crucible" and write the evidence in the form of evidence sentences on an evidence collector.
Please Take out
-A pencil
-Vocabulary chart

Today's Agenda:
1. Membean
2. Finish reading Act 3
3. Work on Evidence Collector


Homework:
None.

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